Ashy Red Colobus
Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 235
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species since 2001. There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Ugandan red colobus to be a subspecies (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles). The Ugandan red colobus is an Old World monkey which is found in five locations across Uganda and Tanzania.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ugandan red colobus”.